We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have no new goal, I only want to build zinc roof house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly has done nothing bad, if am ask to grade NGOs I grade GiveDirectly the best.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Am saving this money for my new house construction workmanship and materials cost.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($279 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I don't have any new goals yet, until my house is completed. So I'm still sticking to my old plans which is to build a nice and comfortable place for me and my family. I've already purchased two locs of land from the previous transfers.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly did well by sending cash, I didn't even expect it, I thought it was all a dream but it's reality. Money that I didn't work for, came directly in my phone. I received it in full amount. Thank God for blessing us through Givedirectly.
Givedirectly haven't done anything wrong since I became beneficiary of the cash transfers.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I have already budgeted to purchase two bundles of zinc, two packs of zinc nails, few planks because I don't know the exact number till i purchased somenof the building materials and with the remain cash will be used for labor cause for chain saw operator.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($263 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was drawing water from the creek when the message alert hit my phone. Upon checking out the message, I realised that my transfer has been sent. I was overjoyed and danced and blessed God and appreciate GiveDirectly (in absentia).
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Things are getting better with me gradually, with the arrival of the money. I feel that my dream of building me a house will soon be realised.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I intend to build me a house upon collecting my transfer from the phone. I will also pay part payment of my children's school fees.
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access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Upon receiving my transfer I intend going in to clothes businesses. We are in the festival season (Christmas) and in my community, many parents have started looking out for beautiful clothes for their children, to express love and gratitude to them. Our community is also about 4hrs 30min walk away from Pleebo one of the biggest commercial city we usually travel, to purchase some of the major goods and services we use. So bringing these services clothes to my community will means a lot.
This business will also bloost I and my family living standards; because profit generated will be directed to sending my children to school, building a better living place, and getting nutritional food.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My husband is a hunter, and the most pleasant moment we have is When he have a great kill. We sell the meat in to the nearest market and use the income to buy our busy needs.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
We are subsistence farmers and our whole livelihoods heavily relied in this ventured. Usually after spend all of our resources to grow crops, the wild animals distroy everything( we living in a forest region) we plant.
We have had this experience in sequence by three years now. I and my family have nothing in savings to depends on. Food insecurity had been a routine experience due to the consistent invasion of wild animals to our farm. My family usually goes to bed on empty stomach.
